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| 9/12/2007 | |
| One senator and seven representatives voted to protect the environment 100 percent of the time in the 80th Legislature, according to Environment Texas’ biennial legislative scorecard. The scorecard tracks votes on a range of votes affecting the state’s air, water, natural areas, and quality of life. | |
| 9/10/2007 | |
| Sacramento – The statewide environmental organization, Environment California, released their end-of-session watch list for top priority environmental bills and called on California’s elected officials to make 2007 a good year for the environment. | |
| 8/15/2007 | |
| A majority of New Jersey’s Congressmen voted for the environment 100 percent of the time in the 109th Congress in a bipartisan manner, according to the annual Congressional Scorecard on major environmental issues released today by Environment New Jersey. | |
| 7/20/2007 | |
| Proposal to Raid Keystone Fund Halted; Energy Initiatives and Toxic Clean-up Efforts Postponed; Public Transportation Receives Funding | |
| 7/2/2007 | |
| Representative Lloyd Doggett of Austin voted for the environment 100 percent of the time in the 109th Congress, according to the annual Congressional Scorecard on major environmental issues released today by Environment Texas. | |
| 5/3/2007 | |
| Today leaders of Colorado’s conservation community met at the state capitol to outline the numerous 2007 legislative victories for Colorado’s environment, highlighting Gov. Ritter and legislative champions’ roles in passing new pro-conservation laws. | |
| 5/29/2007 | |
| The 80th session drew to a close with a number of important victories on parks, renewable energy and energy efficiency, water and electronic waste. | |
| 4/9/2007 | |
| The 2007 legislative session comes to a close tonight with some big steps forward on environmental issues. Eight of Environment Maryland’s priority bills passed, including both of the bills identified going into the session as the organization’s lead initiatives, the Clean Cars Act and the Stormwater Management Act. A bill to create solar power requirements in the state’s existing renewable energy standard became a priority as the session unfolded and ultimately passed. | |
| 4/11/2007 | |
| Restructuring our electricity system has led to higher costs for residents, while still leaving them without choice according to PIRGIM’s new report, Lessons Learned: Michigan Electricity Restructuring Report. | |
| 12/18/2006 | |
| For the first time ever, the Environmental Protection Agency today finalized two rollbacks to the nation’s premier toxic pollution disclosure program, the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). | |
| 1/28/2008 | |
| In many instances the President’s stated goals of combating global warming and making the U.S. more energy independent have been in no way matched by actions. We applaud his support of the energy bill which past last year. But much more needs to be done. | |
| 06/12/2008 | |
| The 2008 Congressional Scorecard released by Environment America found more champions and more solution oriented votes even as the group noted that passage of environmental protections faces many remaining challenges on Capitol Hill. | |